Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1893

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DJLIL'Z". NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. [PRICE 20 CENTS. VOL. LI. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1893. No. 54
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      650 1 pipping (Hotter* P>.iiii<ilar Oriental Steam Xavi,'at ion Company. mail steamers may A X* be expected to arrive outwards, and leave Penang C x 7. V CtyJa homewards, on the following dates Outwards. Homewards. If/rzrioore 10th Mar. Peshawar 10th Mar. Roh ilia 21th Carthage "th Apl. i Theahive dates are only
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      1412 1 (notices. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,-(LTD.). banks. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. The Agra Bank Limited. Ocean Steam Ship Company. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. HOLT’S WEEKLY LINE. Intended Sailing and expected I Arrival of Steamers. Capital£l,ooo,ooo. (One Million Sterling.) For M ill sail Steamer From Eipectedox xllai n.< i '«atanrEaara?*- j Nicholas
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      603 1 NEDERUNDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherland Trading Society.) Established 1824. Paid-up Capital f 35,783,0 i o. Reserve Funds f 1,561,36 .71 Special Reserve Fund... /1,000,000. Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency in Netherlands India.— The Factorij of the. Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij, Batavia. Agencies and Branches.—Singapore, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sonrabaia, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal,
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    SHIPPING.
    73 2 Expected. ~ATI; Names From. Destination. Consignees. March in P.AO. in./., o Singapore London Giltill; n Wood A Co. 13 AUI.-ui;/ Jfl». Calcutta Boustead Co. I<> (llenfruiti Do. London B onion Do. 17 <• -Li China F«i B>>nU ay Trieste S. K uster in inn 4 Co. 2’» Lwang Hamburg
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    MAIL NOTICE.
    54 2 Mails close To-morrow. Eor Per str. Time. Klang A' Malacca Teutonia 10 a.m. Edie, Segli A Olehleh... Hok Canton 1 I’ M. Deli Ho Ktcd p.y. Langkat Jin Ho 1 p.M. Tongkah Betsy 1 p.m. Tongkah ZWi 1 p.m. Pangkor AT. Anson Taw Tong 2 p.m. Singapore A
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    THE WEEK.
    49 2 Thursday, ‘*vh Town Band. Datu Kramat Gardens. Homeward mail closes, ria Brindisi. Fkiday. 10th S xtcki'AV. 11 i n La-t Quarter Moon. Toxvn Band. Golf Club. Sunday. 12th 4th Sunday in Lent. Monday. 13th Town Band, Esplanade. Tn ksi«av, I tit Wai-NESDAY, 15 th 'l'oxvn Band. Esplanade.
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    EXCHANGE.
    131 2 Pinang. '.'nt Mxfih. 1893. I.’ >lls CLOSE as fOLIGWS: L >nd n. Item' tid Bank 2 dol. Do. I months sight Bunk 2 9 Do. 3 Credits 29{ Do. 3 Documentary 2!Q Calcutta. D.-inainl Bink R* 223 Do. 30 dav-’sight Private 224| Bombay. D maml R nk 223' D<>.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    93 2 Pen a st. !»th M xr< H. I- «3 T... ...$39 90 B n. r. pp. I. n 10 3i>cellars (-ift*!) While IVpiwr LL— sellers. |.,v.s (pi. ke l) 2A— do Ma. e No 1 “2. do Mace No 2 7!» do Nutmegs ..84,- do I N«»
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    SINGAPORE SHARE LIST.
    89 2 (Straits 7 o <<«, 2si H F».i; it ary R T n” t 1» I K. r.»' 1 rni.* A* »’i Main, rJ i SSSEtn^rnU.tn»'". 1 <l. Kixer» «*<». f« > PnLn■ niitnn Jci’r: pI U-. rlTa M. »•’>■’ »W 7>,‘ I' -len-ii <• SI 20 R.«
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    57 2 London, Ith March. The Sultan of Zanzibar is dead. SetvidAli Said. Sultan of Zanzibar, is the son &lt;&gt;f Iman Said. Said of Muscat, and succeeded his brother Seyyid Khalifah B«*n Said, who died on Feb. 13, IS'.tO j Ihe French xvarship Labourdonnais has been wrecked in a cyclone
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    THE INFLUENCE OF THE PAST UPON THE PRESENT.
    1067 2 Following the example set by more than one speaker at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, we wish to draw the attention of our readers to the past, selecting that portion of it in which the Hon. John Allan said in
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    742 2 The bridge in Jones Road, to whose rotten condition we have repeatedly drawn attention, has at length collapsed, owing, no doubt, to sheer neglect. The Emir of Bokhara has left St. Petersburgh homt-xvard bound. His Highness has arranged to introduce the Russian Customs tariff op the frontier
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    P.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    388 2 Championship. Final Tie Egerton wins with ease The final struggle for the Penan., T Tennis Championship took place v ai evening, when E. Shropshire (liol^*.?’ W. Egerton (runner-up) met to t) p best, of five sets. A shady piece of adjacent to the Town Hall— the
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    CHESS.
    213 2 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazetti Sir, —I thank you for the space» you have so kindly allowed for the re:? sent by your various correspondentreply to my query. With regard to the proposition o'rx correspondent “X. Y.” in yesteiday s I do not. think the idea of
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    THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT.
    263 2 Lord Cro.mkr is doubtless jnstiU 1 advising the strengthening of the i‘ Army of occupation in Egypt, for idil 1 there is perhaps no occasion for im nll 1 alarm, preparation for emergency 1 policy. The Ulemas are emlea'" nr:1 ’I stir up disaffection at
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      263 2 NEW GOODS JUST OPENED OUT BY PRITCHARD CO. French Embroidered ROBES Latest Novel ties,” Special Prices. Printed DELAINES in 20 colors. Flowered Dress MUSLINS. NUNS VEILINGS in Black, White, Cream. Sky. Salmon, Grey, Fawn. Heliotrope, Strawberry, Buff, Art Green, Cardinal Navy. Ac., Ac. New SERGE CASHMERES Black and colors. Plain
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      374 2 NOTICES. I TO LET. FROM Ist proximo, eligible residence, Ne-.\ ’ngtoii. situated in Ibirmah Road. Apply to 255 BO U STEAD A Co. DENTAL NOTICE. DR. SNYDER has returned from Perak and max be consulted at Room No. 16, Eastern and Oriental Hotel. For fen days only. February 27th, 1893.
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      192 2 R STAMPS and Brass Seal Manufactory. I)UBBER Stump'- and Bra-s Seals of c iv d&lt; iiipti'ii executed in the L st six e will n 24 hours after receipt A&lt; Guot&gt; as English made. Chargeg moderate. WONG KIM MUN. No. 77A, Bishop St.. Opposite Armenian Church. CRUSHED FOOD Tin it
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    FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
    221 3 The Heaviest Flood Ever Known. Toowoomba. February 7.—News whjch has been received from Brisbane via Gympie states that the city has experienced the heaviest Hood ever known. Two hundred houses have been swep- away, but so far with no loss of life about the city, '['he reported
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    A VALUABLE MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
    278 3 discovery in the domain of amvthctics is being a «rood deal talked about in medical circles in Vienna, says the Daily 'Telegraph correspondent. Dr. K. L Schleich has discovered that absolute Io al immunity fr&lt; m pain, even during protracted operations, can he obtained without resorting
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    SIAMESE FOLK LORE.
    692 3 —-Siam Free Press. THE THIRsTY SKI LL. Two drunkards were bound together in the closest bonds of friendship. One of them died. Some time afterwards the surviving toper had occasion to pass through the cemetery where his friend had been cremated and noticed fl at his skull
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    COUNCIL PAPERS.
    669 3 Lord Ripon, in a despatch dated 26th January, approves of the Estimates for 1893. but expresses regret that reductions in votes have resulted that in Malacca alone fifty and a half miles of the least used roads will be abandoned. Regarding the reduction in the provision made this
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    EXECUTIVE ENCROACHMENTS ON JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS.
    477 3 —Calcutta Statesman. The Council of the European and AngloIndian Defence Association (Calcutta) purposes forwarding a strong representation to the Government of India, regarding the act ion of the local executive in questioning the decisions of judicial officers given in their judicial capacity, the Council being
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    POSSIBLE WAR WITH AFGHANISTAN.
    195 3 There is a strong feeling among officials in Calcutta, who are not in the inner circle”, says an Indian contemporary, that we are on the eve of war with Afghanistan. The Ameer remains silent anent the proposed Jellalabad Conference, and we have responded by seizing machine
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    OCEAN DANGERS.
    595 3 N. Y. Marit’ni- Pegister. Before it was known that the steamship Umbria was delayed by an accident to her shaft, it was thought that she might have struck a derelict and been most seriously damaged. It was seen, even in the case of the best built steamer, that
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    THE TEMOH GOLD MINES.
    515 3 —Times of Ceylon. There are at present in Colombo, awaiting the arrival of the next steamer for Australia, two mining engineers on their way back to the colonies after a fruitless hunt for gold in the Malay Peninsula, working in the interests of Mr. Henry Norman,
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    TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES.
    791 3 (Rangoon Gazette.) PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. T.otidan. February 21.—1 n the discussion which followed, Air. E. Stanhope made a spefx h in which he approved of the principle of the Bill. The Bill was then read a first time. Ihe Rt. Hon. J. W. Mellor, member for the Sowerby
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      157 3 PENANG ICE WORKS. HEACH STREET. OPEN on week days from 7.30 to 10 a.m.. and from noon to 5 p m.; on Sundays and Holidays from 8 a. m. to noon. ICE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERED AGAINST CASH OR TICKETS AND NOT AGAINST BOOKS OR CHITS. THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED
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      1158 3 DANDO Co TAILORS -A-IxTZD GENERAL OUTFITTERS. No. I, Beach Street A I nion Street, 261 PENANG. PASSAGEJTO LONDON. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. i r Pli L!.JO. S. N. os. rpf{ j? nex t Ordinary Meeting of the Muni- ali-i sD a., ila cipal Commissioners will ba held in the cue here about
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      1497 4 ««.«&gt;. MCLARTY COMPANY. SIM «1... CONSULTING ENGINEERS fa NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Nd.SO.bsachstreet THE undersigned having been appointed M A.B.C. «&gt; 4-TH EDITION AND General Manager. Agents for the above Corporation are ANt CfIMTC? F. M. MCLARTY, M.I.M.E. now prepared to accept MARINE and PRIVATE CODES. LON I i\ACTORS. FIRE risks at
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      779 4 Clarke’s Unrivalled HairK WARRANTED uot to sta in th.si. Prepared in two separate both" 1 The effect will be instantaneous. R a j l retain its gloss for a long time. Ll'' 1 already been tested by many persons great success. For changing Red or C Hair to beautiful "hades
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